link to The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

In this great quote Emerson was suggesting that happiness is not the ultimate goal of an individuals life. Instead, he believed that a meaningful life is one that is characterized by usefulness,...